Moodys (NYSE:MCO) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.67% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.03%. Currently, Moodys has a market capitalization of $83.75 billion.

Buying $1000 In MCO: If an investor had bought $1000 of MCO stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $11,585.36 today based on a price of $462.14 for MCO at the time of writing.

Moodys's Performance Over Last 20 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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